Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-04
The KILLER CASE.
Farther Evidence Present
ed Against the Prisoner.
Mars th4a . scsre Il witnesses Ersm-
Iaed -Tbs froseeusisn Rests
Iis Case.

= ! ~ = us e0Qstu- hs hEd never beer Z
her house bat once. lie kns1 q q
! Adies. ths prisoner At tue bar vas thi
person be sss II the boat on Lax
Washington, sundsy afternoon, Fso
mary 1th. He knew hiui by bis fao-
beard and other Signs Tue boys q
!. ho'De nrst told him Of OJizsz's disap
pssrance, and NJ. PrnctoF Told him .
CoIman being killed. M. Powell sois
Lutte Jack On eleotson 9ay in Seattle
that be wonld get 10 trouble II he tssfi
ned that Miller sss ths man IN the bost
and he asked Little Jack II Mrs. Proc
: tor had not given him money 70 testif,
against Miller. Little Jack said no
Powell then advised him not 20 tsH fhs
Wboie truth In coart Ibis vas iasf b.
fore going 20 Port Townsend ~ a cit
ness on the prsviaas trial. He never
told Powell that be stayed eli Sanday
night on tbs ~ and. or that be VS. there
Monday morning. Powell had been
telling lies about him. Powell asked
him II be vas on the island on Sun lsy,
and did not ask bin about being thers
any other day. Powell told him that il
he pointed on, Muller a. the man be cav
IN the bOat thss be would get licked up
Ia Jail Powell told bim 30 lie in the
eoart At Pert Townsend.
Sci BuFr0xa-Am Is years Of age.
Live on east side Of Lake Washington.
Was a. home February Z. 1886. saw 9
dark eoicted boat near the cad Of NsF-
Ger Island about 3 e'slSck In the after
neon. Sag man 10 the boat, rsvine.
Called his stspmotheF's attention 10 the
boat. Was friendly with the Miller
| family 81 08e time, before the school
trouble. Hsd not been raised With a
feeling Of hatred toward the Killers
OF late. however, bad 40 friendly Tela
lions With then. Did not know that
since the school trouble his father had
been trying to fassen some crime upon
Miller.
Mrs. BurroWs-Saw a white boat and
q dark boat on Sunday afternoon, Feb
FuaFy 9TH. The dark boat, containing
one maB, vas seen about 3 o'clsek, the
white boat about 4. Am not en- friendly
terms with the Miller family, aud have
not been since the school trouble. Her
husband had eBdeavoFed 90 get Miller
indicted by the Grand Jury for suborna
ton OF perjury. Sac did not knoW that
her husband had been constantly seek
ing to ipjare Milles with tbs neigh oFs
aud els where. There was no luminosity
on her part toward the MiIlefs. Her
Au5DaAu QA1 ult CotIG 70 Town 70 get
Miller arrested for killing Oolman aud
Patten. Her husband had been much
interested IN securing the arrest and
punishment OF the Murderer or murder.
ers, bat shs did aos know tn At his efforts
bad beeu particularly directed against
Miller. There wss no bias on Ter part
TO oasss her TO dsvi4te from the truth
e. a with 81.
AL Smith Was on Lake Washington
on Sunday afternoon, Feb. Ith. Had q
white boat. Got 90 bis place about 4.30
y. NJ.
George Calman-Am l3 ye ~ old.
Was &C home Feb. 7th. Was on ths
lake about 4 .. N. that dsy. Was at
traoted by floating ohisc.. Saw black
boat AZ a distance. Tue person 10 it
was rowing aud stopping. emiug
anxious 10 see me and head me OF. Tue
nian IN the ether boat was Geo. II. Nail
sF. l have seen the boat since at Mil
RS iAboing. can sWsar particularly
that the boat at Miller's landing Waa the
Same DO seen by me on S1bday after
noon. The man Ia the boat " a large,
sith l0uR beard. and 20 ring black
clothes. Ii WAS after O'Clock when |
vas out in the boat and saw tks other
boat aud man. Wilbur Patten sAt al
ous irl 20 that Sunday. ! saw Indian
canoes on the lake Sunday afternoon,
aud noticed Que of ia Ia starting from
the island towards Black river NY
mother told me ID 4 in giving my test
mony go TELL the tfuts aud 20, b. goes.
James O lmAn- Remember my 6fsth
or George going oct N tie lake % Feb
7th. 1856 Il was about thres quarters
n au hfur b5fore dark
MIS-. Mattisna-Was al home on Lake
Washington Monday morning, Feb
rusry S.h. 1856 SawA white boat gaiug
sruu q ths point of tbs island that
msrninz. Sac. tly after heard three
OF four shots-fo0f, think. The shots
came fFom the island. The bot was
going from OOimsn's towards town.
II was about O'clock VIXEN ! saw the
coat st the point, and ia a minute or
two ! heard the shots. ! was IN the
ward at the tune, | saw The boat three /
times that pSerniBg. Tbs weather Was
clear. We can see boats comtn9 aTouhd i
the point very plainly. Oar house is I
atty or sixty feet above the lake. Toe 1
fsug shots wsFe In quick succession. I
say the boat, or another boa do not /
know which, three times. Nv attentios 4
vas psrtioaia ly oalled o. the shots by I
their lOudnoss. being much lasder than 4
those usually beafd on the lake.
Dan Mahcney-was at Oid-'s place I
on Lake Washington February s,h, lSs6. I
rhaE morning ! saw q boat coming 4
doau IA LAKE. IL vas a DARK bsAt and ,
was PONG tow sTds hilleT's place. IL ]
Was like Miiler's boat. A man OF UOtuan 4
cas- IN IL, palline. He or she had a coat /
OF shawl aroun the head, mEfiisd ap ~ .
in Disguise. Tits attracted my atten-
ton. It vas about 10 minutes after 5 .
when saw the boat. The boat vas ont /
~ tee usual eosrse OF boats, and YES 4
going st ths rate Il four miles an bour,
the Wind favur,nG IT. From the clothes /
on the petsan tn the boat | thought IL 1
mast be a wOmsa OF N ~ disguised As 4
a woman,
Allie Nav Olds - Am daughter OF /
Charles Olds. Was ~ home en- Lake 4
Washington NJ lndsv, Feb. 8. 1850. Saw
a boat 90 the lake that morning RoiUg .
past eur place toEaFds Nlller's. IL was
I DARK lorsd boat. Soaeone VS. IN 4
the boat whom We thoughi vas No. /
man. This person had something over 1
the head. Toe boat VAS IN the middle f.
Of the lska, going fast With 9 fair Wiad.
Il was aSout ; e'cloak when We
saw the bost 90 past. Mr, Aahouey 4
asllrd my atseH tiOn 20 the boat. / DO 4
[ know that he asked une whether u
vas log o. bat. Ibat morning Was
clear. aud We eoaid see plainly. Al old
baai q 'atrd bv next morning Wsicb We
all talked about, and thoaEht vas ioe.
MIR. Mahoney sent elt 81 see tue old
boat. which turned out 90 be MI
TSiss's. aud vas only q wreck.
DIR DAWsOn- Witness bad With
him a "A Winchester rife, the pecu-
ltaritles aud mechanism Of uhioa be
explained g. the iavy and court.
Gtorga W. ' 20 paseu-Lsve 90 lake
Washington, between The Viaces Of NJ.
Twiss aud Mr.. Miller. Sac Miller on
Tuesday afteFnosa. Fsh. Ssh. a. nv
hause. he asked me What toe matter
wss What tie boats we're going bsek
and forth for. ard 80 on. tod bim
rad been before the Grand lary, Feb.
sth. rs wanted 90 kneE wat for, sra
/ tcld biu " was sSefei hasintss- The
casa btfrrr the Grsnd JaFy eoneeFned
rs s,u. JobB Miller, wh- dainss Ssre
andsr Investigation. Mf. Miller -
reared q " tistnrbed snd Ia trouble.
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